Vesuvius plc (LON:VSVS) Raises Dividend to GBX 16.40 Per Share

Vesuvius plc (LON:VSVS - Get Free Report) declared a dividend on Thursday, March 6th, DividendData.Co.Uk reports. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 24th will be given a dividend of GBX 16.40 ($0.22) per share on Friday, June 6th. This represents a yield of 4.14%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 24th. This is a 131.0% increase from Vesuvius's previous dividend of $7.10. The official announcement can be viewed at this link.

Vesuvius Stock Up 0.8 %

VSVS stock traded up GBX 2.60 ($0.03) during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching GBX 327.80 ($4.37). 130,455 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,280,369. The firm's 50 day moving average price is GBX 376.75 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 392.34. The stock has a market cap of £838.11 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.48, a P/E/G ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a quick ratio of 1.20, a current ratio of 1.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 41.62. Vesuvius has a fifty-two week low of GBX 310.80 ($4.15) and a fifty-two week high of GBX 509 ($6.79).

Vesuvius (LON:VSVS - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, March 7th. The company reported GBX 43.30 ($0.58) EPS for the quarter. Vesuvius had a net margin of 5.56% and a return on equity of 8.49%. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Vesuvius will post 51.3945695 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Patrick André sold 156,406 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 390 ($5.20), for a total transaction of £609,983.40 ($813,636.65). 1.28% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Vesuvius Company Profile

We are a global leader in metal flow engineering, providing a full range of engineering services and solutions to its customers worldwide, principally serving the steel and foundry industries.